people:S. Armel

S. Armel

Sarah Armel is a researcher working in the Biosciences Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

She received a B.S. in Molecular Cell Biology from University of California Berkeley in 2004 will return to school in the fall of 2007 at the University of Washington to study in the field of public health.

Prior to working at ORNL, she worked in the Department of Neuroscience and Psychology at Berkeley as an undergraduate research assistant.

She has been working at ORNL since her graduation, and has worked on several projects.

• Magnetic enhancement of adsorption forces on MEMS sensors

• Measurement of surface stress induced by molecules of different molecular lengths

• Immobilization of biomolecules via hydrosilation on MEMS surfaces

• Intercalation into DNA and its mechanical effects

Publications:

• R. Desikan, S. Armel, T. Thundat. “Investigating the chain-length dependent nanomechanical responses of self assembled monolayer formation in liquid phase using microcantilevers.” Submitted for publication in Jounal of Nanotechnology.

• S. Armel, R. Desikan, V. Boiadjiev, and T. Thundat “Detection of DNA and IgG on hydrosilylated microcantilever surfaces: biofunctionalization on undecylenic-acid terminated surfaces as an alternative to thiol-gold bonds.” (In preparation).

• R. Desikan, S. Armel, M. Su, C. Armstead-Williams, L. Senesac, I. Lee, T. Thundat. "Cantilever-based deflection assay for detection of DNA base pair intercalation" (In Preparation)